December 22, 2020 11:23:29 am
The Supreme Court of Norway, in a decision Tuesday, upheld a judgment of the Borgarting Court of Appeals, which had allowed the government to grant oil production licenses on new sections of the Norwegian continental shelf.
The case concerned the validity of an administrative decision from June of 2016 which granted oil production licenses for new regions in the Norwegian continental shelf. The decision was challenged by environmental groups Greenpeace and Nature and Youth Norway, who claimed that the decision violated Norway’s Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.
More specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that the decision violated the right to the environment provided in Article 112 of the Norwegian Constitution. They also alleged it also violated Articles 2 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which respectively ensure the right to life and respect for family life. The environmental groups’ request that
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This is How The Cold War is Being Fought in The Arctic! Published December 28th, 2020 - 12:36 GMT (Shutterstock)
And the damage doesn’t stop at the Arctic.
The Arctic has a long history of industrial and commercial activities. Here’s how climate change is affecting its ecosystem, resource management tools and security politics.
The Norwegian Supreme Court ruled this week that the granting of oil permits for deeper drilling into the Arctic circle neither breached the constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment, nor violated the European Convention on Human Rights.
The landmark environmental case was led by Greenpeace and Nature and Youth Norway, who argued that drilling in the previously untouched areas posed serious threats to the delicate ecosystem. Other critics also pointed to the potential for heightened military tensions with Russia.